Monthly Briefing – September 2020

The American West is Burning Searing temperatures, extreme winds, and widespread lightning strikes (and, in some cases – arson) have ignited wildfires that have charred more than 7.5 million acres in the country this summer, much of it in the West. Local water...

Monthly Briefing – August 2020

Western Heat Wave Triggers Wildfires and Power Outages Soaring temperatures, high winds and widespread lightning strikes have sparked wildfires that have burned more than 2 million acres, mostly in the western United States. The related, unusually high energy demands...